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Dang, that's looking good Phillip! How did you get the wood layers under the hammer? What are you doing about the upside down oil reserves on the line shaft? I can't wait to see photos of you with this puppy fired up! Way cool!!!
 
Insanely cool Phillip!!! I LOVE the overhead line shaft. My 50# LG never has had a motor mounted to it as it was run in a shop with a line-shaft.

I'm sure I'll end up with a motor on it when I get it rebuilt... but man would it be cool to set it up like you are.

That 75# hammer (that looks to be under-rated, LOL) is going to have some balls! I think you'd get more bang for your buck with more foundation under it, but the fact you have 6" under it instead of 4" should help a lot.

Thanks for sharing the progress Phillip :)
 
Wicked :) the only way this could be a cooler set up is if you got a steam engine driving the lineshaft !!
 
Phil - have really enjoyed this thread. Thank you very much for your time - this has been quite a ride.
 
NickWheeler said:
That 75# hammer (that looks to be under-rated, LOL) is going to have some balls! I think you'd get more bang for your buck with more foundation under it, but the fact you have 6" under it instead of 4" should help a lot.
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No doubt that's true, however the anvils on Bradley hammers are considerably heavier than most - my 40 pounder has an 850 pound anvil. Not sure if the same ratio was applied to the compacts, but 20:1 wasn't out of line...
 
Phil Dwyer said:
Dang, that's looking good Phillip! How did you get the wood layers under the hammer? What are you doing about the upside down oil reserves on the line shaft? I can't wait to see photos of you with this puppy fired up! Way cool!!!
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We used a "spud bar" to pry up one end of the hammer high enough to slip a 2 x 4 under it, then did the same to the other end and filled in the gap between. Then repeat for the second layer.

Just levers, fulcrums, and elbow grease. :)

As for the bushings and their oil reserves, I just flipped them over. There's 4 bolts holding them in place. Just loosen the bolts, pull the bushing out, flip it, slide it back in and tighten the bolts.
 
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John N said:
Wicked :) the only way this could be a cooler set up is if you got a steam engine driving the lineshaft !!
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My dad wants to build a Stirling engine to run it. :) Fine with me, as long as it works.
 
stevewest said:
Phil - have really enjoyed this thread. Thank you very much for your time - this has been quite a ride.
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You're welcome! I'm glad I'm not the only one enjoying it. Actually though, posting in this thread is the only fun part up to now. The rest has been grueling work, in mostly 20 degree temps. I've been going to bed tired and sore for the last week and a half. I'm not used to working, I guess. :o
 
Matthew Gregory said:
No doubt that's true, however the anvils on Bradley hammers are considerably heavier than most - my 40 pounder has an 850 pound anvil. Not sure if the same ratio was applied to the compacts, but 20:1 wasn't out of line...
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Yeah, I suspect a good percentage of the weight is in the anvil.


Nick Wheeler said:
Insanely cool Phillip!!! I LOVE the overhead line shaft. My 50# LG never has had a motor mounted to it as it was run in a shop with a line-shaft.

I'm sure I'll end up with a motor on it when I get it rebuilt... but man would it be cool to set it up like you are.

That 75# hammer (that looks to be under-rated, LOL) is going to have some balls! I think you'd get more bang for your buck with more foundation under it, but the fact you have 6" under it instead of 4" should help a lot.

Thanks for sharing the progress Phillip :)
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Mounting the motor directly onto the hammer has it's advantages, but the since the line shaft came with the hammer, I figure I might as well use it.

It's been a little bit of a pain to make sure everything is lined up just right...

I've had the hammer running a bit, and the hammer rocks side to side more than I like. I think I'm going to anchor it to the floor before I do much work with it.

I did take a short video (38 seconds), but I need to convert it to .mp4 before uploading it to youtube. Does anyone know of a good freeware program for converting .mov video files to .mp4?
 
Yeah, it's been clear that you're working your butt off, but this will be a great part of your
life forever once it's done. I think it's really cool that you're actually using the line shaft.
Following the conversation over on the blacksmith forum, I now understand why Stewart
has that chicken wire all around his.
 
Will you PLEASE post a vid of some forging with that thing when you get it set up to your satisfaction? Watching those dies run empty makes me want to be there with a bar of orange steel. Fantastic. Although I don't see how it could make your knives any better...
 
Salem Straub said:
Will you PLEASE post a vid of some forging with that thing when you get it set up to your satisfaction? Watching those dies run empty makes me want to be there with a bar of orange steel. Fantastic. Although I don't see how it could make your knives any better...
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Absolutely! I was hoping to do some today, but it' my dads birthday and my parents wedding anniversary, both today. So I may not get the time.
 
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